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Parychy

Parychy (Belarusian: Парычы, romanized: Paryčy;[a] Russian: Паричи, romanized: Parichi) is an urban-type settlement in Svyetlahorsk District, Gomel Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Parychy selsoviet. As of 2024, it has a population of 1,818.[1]

Geography

Parychy is situated on the Berezina River, some 29 kilometres (18 mi) north-west of Svyetlahorsk, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Babruysk and 114 kilometres (71 mi) north-west of Gomel.

History

The village became part of the Russian Empire after the Second Partition of Poland in 1793.

The settlement was captured by the Wehrmacht on 5 July 1941, and the important Jewish community, some 1,700 people, was exterminated in the following years. The settlement was liberated on 26 June 1944, during the Bobruysk offensive.

Notes

  1. ^ Official transliteration.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.